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Antenova Ltd recently announced a new Narrow Band IoT (NB-IoT) standard.The compact 20 × 11 × 1.6 mm antenna is easy to integrate onto a small PCB.The Latona SR4C033 chip antenna is a member of Antenova’s lamiiANT antenna family. The embedded NB-IoT antennas are designed to be easily integrated onto a host PCB for a wide variety of IoT projects.

EnOcean recently selected Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy SoC for its Dolphin PTM 215B pushbutton transmitter module, which is well suited for use in smart lighting applications. Using a miniaturize electro-dynamic energy transducer to convert motion, light, or temperature differences into electrical energy, the module is an excellent option for engineers designing flexible, energy-efficiency in smart building and IoT lighting applications.

The nRF51822 was selected because harvested energy is sufficient to power wireless control of Bluetooth low energy peripherals such as smart light bulbs. A powerful multiprotocol SoC, nRF51822 is built around a 32-bit ARM Cortex M0 CPU with 256/128 KB flash and 32/16 KB RAM. The embedded 2.4-GHz transceiver is fully compliant with Bluetooth 4.2.

Antenova recently added the Inca (part no SRFI028) antenna to its flexiiANT FPC family. Designed for small devices in the 433-MHz ISM band, the compact (101 mm × 20 mm × 0.15 mm), lightweight (0.5 g) antenna is well-suited for small electronic devices and Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the 433-MHz band, such as robot control, home automation, and medical devices.

Features and specs include: flexibility, so you can fold the antenna or place it flat in your design; an I-PEX connector in a choice of three cable lengths (100, 150, or 200 mm); and peel-back, self-adhesive backing.

Inca (SRFI028) is supplied in packs of 100 for convenience and quick delivery. Samples of this antenna are now available.

Antenova M2M is now shipping its first orders for the TransferJet coupler, Zoma (SR4T014). In addition, it is working with Icoteq to build TransferJet designs for customers worldwide.

Intended to transfer multimedia data (e.g., photos to a TV screen), TransferJet is a close-proximity wireless transfer technology that radiates very low-power radio waves. It combines the speed of ultra-wide band networking with near-field communications (NFC) and operates over short ranges. TransferJet uses a coupler as opposed to an antenna.

Antenova is working with Icoteq, which developed a sensor board for high-speed data upload using TransferJet. The 50 mm × 40 mm board feature an Atmel SAMS70/SAMV70 microprocessor and Antenova’s TransferJet coupler.

Antenova recently announced three new flexible printed circuit antennas—Mitis (SRFL026), Moseni (SRFL029), and Zhengi (SRFC015)—to cover the 3G, 4G, and LTE bands. The flexible antennas—which belong to Antenova’s flexiiANT range of antennas—offer options for all of the world’s 4G and LTE bands. You also have a choice of antenna shape and size. You can fold the flexible FPC antennas to fit inside small electronic devices. You can position them vertically, horizontally, or co-planar to the PCB. and are ideal for use in applications where there may not be room for an SMD antenna.

The Mitis and Moseni antennas were developed for 4G and LTE applications, including MIMO. The Zhengi covers all of the 3G and 4G LTE bands B7 (2,500–2,690 MHz) and B30, B40 (2,300–2,400 GHz), including LTE Bands B7, B30, B38, B40, and B41.

The antennas come with an IPEX MHF (UFL) cable in a choice of three lengths for easy connection to a wireless module, making them effectively plug-and-play antennas, particularly as they can be integrated without matching. Each one has a peel-back self-adhesive backing that enables you to position it in a variety of designs.

The Mitis, Moseni and Zhengi antennas are designed for a wide variety of applications, such as smart meters, remote monitoring, M2M, and IoT devices.

Antenova recently released two new modules for GPS and GNSS. The M10578-A2 and M10578-A3 provide an easy drop-in receiver solution, which is a useful way to add location capability to very small consumer devices.

The M10578-A2 module operates with GPS, with a 1-to-5-Hz update rate. The M10578-A3 operates with GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU, and Gallileo with an update rate of 1 to 10 Hz. Included is internal self-generated orbit prediction that uses two GNSS systems simultaneously to give a faster time to fix and a second high-quality low noise amplifier (LNA) to boost low powered satellite signals. Both modules are pin compatible. As for the antenna function, Antenova offers the small Sinica SR4G008 GNSS antenna. Built on high-grade FR4 substrates with a high density, the modules’ multilayered design places the critical RF functions in the best position for location finding and performance.